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- 891: Alchohol
- ... ago California decided to go zero-tolerance with teens and alcohol, and now President Clinton is suggesting a national zero-tolerance law. The figures on teens who drink show that about three-quarters of high school seniors drink alcohol, and half have gotten drunk. And when the party's over, they get behind the wheel of a car and try to drive home. In the past, a blood alcohol level of ... and 21. A DUI is considered .02-.07 percent blood-alcohol content. On a first offense a teen's license will be revoked for six months with no reinstatement period. The offender must attend DUI school, retake the driver's test, and perform at least 20 hours of community service to begin within 60 days of sentencing. Revocation of a license occurs for 12 months after a teen's second DUI offense. Then the offender must take the driver's test over and go to DUI school again. Each month, there are approximately 10 million people under the age of 21 who drink alcohol. 81% of high school seniors say they have used alcohol. 1.1 billion cans of beer are ...
- 892: George Washington Carver
- ... more knowledge made George more aware of racial prejudice. He was in need for more knowledge because he knew everything the Carver’s old blue-back speller could offer. He then enrolled in a public school during the week that met at the church he attended. Thanks to the constitution of 1865 made it mandatory for blacks to get an education under certain circumstances. Since George’s county did not meat the requirements, he had to attend a white school. Whites became angry and soon the church that he went to on Sundays, he was forbidden on weekdays. This rejection taught him about racial prejudice, but also frustrated him with his attempt to get a ... house with Mariah and Andrew Watkins in exchange in helping with the chores. He was more that willing to work hard for a great education. As he stepped through the door of a one room school house to meet his teacher Stephan Frost, it was then that he finally met someone with more knowledge than he. This began to fall apart because he learned so well and fast, he had ...
- 893: Alfred Binet
- ... abnormal psychology. During the following seven years, he continuously demonstrated his loyalty in defending Charcot's doctrines on hypnotic transfer and polarization until he was forced to accept the counterattacks of Delboeuf and the Nancy School, which eventually caused a split between student and teacher. Having been married in 1884 to Laure Balbiani, whose father was E.G. Balbiani, an embryologist at the College de France, Binet was given the opportunity ... unable to remain away from Paris. The 'Society Libre pour l'Etude Psychologique de l'Enfant', was established in 1900 by Binet and Ferdinand Buisson. This organization's concerns dealt with practical problems in the school setting. Binet, after having proven himself through his work here, was appointed to a commission which was to adorn Binet with his most famous contribution in Psychology...the 'Methodes Nouvelles pour le Diagnostic du Niveau Intellectuel des Anormaux', a series of tests developed by he and his partner, Theodore Simone, allowing the differentiaion of normal from retarded children in the school system, thus allowing the slower children to be separated for remedial help. Although never used extensively in France, this of course, was the precursor (although used for different and opposable reasons than were initially ...
- 894: Elizabeth Blackwell
- When Elizabeth Blackwell graduated from Geneva Medical School in 1849, she became the first woman doctor in the United States. When she enrolled in the Medical Register of the United Kingdom, this made her Europe’s first modern woman doctor. Elizabeth Blackwell was ... and forced the family to move to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1838. Her father died shortly after this move and meant that the boys now needed to find work and the girls now needed to attend school. The Blackwells made contributions in aiding escaped slaves and in the Intellectual movement. In 1844, Elizabeth determined that she wanted to become a doctor. At first, she had trouble because no medical school would admit her because of her gender. Because of this, she studied privately with doctors in Philadelphia and in the South. In 1847, Elizabeth was admitted to the Geneva Medical School of Western New ...
- 895: ADOLF HITLER
- ... which resembled the Swastika he later used as the symbol of the Nazi party. He was a pretty good student. He received good marks in most of his classes. However in his last year of school he failed German and Mathematics, and only succeeded in Gym and Drawing. He drooped out of school at the age of 16, spending a total of 10 years in school. From childhood one it was his dream to become an artist or architect. He was not a bad artist, as his surviving paintings and drawings show but he never showed any originality or creative ...
- 896: Segregaton in the United States
- ... not equal, which outlawed segregation. After this segregation still persist in our nation, in our state, even in our city. Racism and the residue of segregation still exist in our city. The fifth Riverside Unified School District high school, Martin Luther King Jr. High School, named after the slain civil rites leader was the cause of protest. Many people disputed the name of the school because, "people will think is a primarily black school." Though this nation is attempting ...
- 897: Adult Students And The Right To Learn
- ... announced that funds for adult education were going to be significantly reduced through bill 160. This meant that adult education programs were going to be cancelled. Adults would not be able to go to high school for the coming September 1999. Consequently, several adult students, including myself, decided to take action and do something about it at our school, Western Tech., in order to protect the adult education program. Our first goal was to inform and educate other adult students and to get them involved in our cause. In order to achieve this, several conferences at the school’s auditorium and cafeteria were hold. Furthermore, we went from class to class talking about the issue, in order to maximize our outreach. Through our efforts, the first adult student body at Wester Tech. ...
- 898: History of Adolf Hitler
- ... which resembled the Swastika he later used as the symbol of the Nazi party. He was a pretty good student. He received good marks in most of his classes. However in his last year of school he failed German and Mathematics, and only succeeded in Gym and Drawing. He drooped out of school at the age of 16, spending a total of 10 years in school. From childhood one it was his dream to become an artist or architect. He was not a bad artist, as his surviving paintings and drawings show but he never showed any originality or creative ...
- 899: Adolf Hitler
- ... which resembled the Swastika he later used as the symbol of the Nazi party. He was a pretty good student. He received good marks in most of his classes. However in his last year of school he failed German and Mathematics, and only succeeded in Gym and Drawing. He drooped out of school at the age of 16, spending a total of 10 years in school. From childhood one it was his dream to become an artist or architect. He was not a bad artist, as his surviving paintings and drawings show but he never showed any originality or creative ...
- 900: My Life In Vietnam and The Move To the United States
- ... In 1990, my life was changed when my family immigrated to a new country, hoping for a better future; wealth and education. My life in Vietnam was hopeless, because I was a outstanding student in school but didn’t have the money to further my education. I spent the majority of my time in book stores, wasting my coins on every comic book I found. I wasn’t good boy as ... would change forever. After spending nine years in Vietnam, our family moved to a totally different environment. This I knew would be my toughest challenge to date. As a third grader attending a new elementary school in a new country, I felt left out because of my inability to communicate and adapt with the environment. Some kids assumed that I did not understand them at all, so they made rude remarks ... I understood them, maybe not completely, but I knew the intent of their messages. All that I had was my Apple II computer at which I just sat and programmed when I came home from school. At home, my parents pressured me to study all of the time, but I was frustrated and wanted to return to Vietnam. I wanted to go back and talk freely with my friends and ...
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